Assessment of oyster reefs in the Great Wicomico River, VA
This grant opportunity aims to monitor and document the status of new and rehabilitated oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay, using specific criteria from the Chesapeake Bay Program's Oyster Metrics Report. The target thresholds for a healthy oyster reef include a density of 50 oysters per square meter, 50 grams dry weight per square meter, and at least two-year classes of oysters. The project i…
Our objectives are to monitor and document the status of the new 2025 adaptive management, rehabilitation, and new construction reefs using criteria established by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Sustainable Fisheries GIT Chesapeake Bay Oyster Metrics Report. According to the GIT metrics, an oyster…
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This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).
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